Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-27
WORK FORTHEPoLICE.
The Blue Coats Kept Busy During the Past
Two or Three Days.


Two or Three Days.
Christmas always makes work for the
police, and this year has been no exception
TO the general rule. Up to midnight last
night there had been in the neighborhood
of th,rty-fye arrests for the two days and .
half ending at that time, with prospect Of
several more cases being on the docket
when Court would open this morning.
His honor he'd twenty seven offenders be-
fore him yesterday morning, the fines and
costs assessed footed mp something like
two hundred and ten dollars, nOtwithstand-
ing several cases were dismissed. The pun
ishments tc be inflicted this morning will
doubtless result in the above figures being
duplicated. This would make tour hun
dred dollars paid into the city treasury
through the Police Court, in two days, and
taking into consideration with that sum
the money expended for the beer or more
fiery fluids which were the main cause Of
the arrests, the reader will see that this
branch of the Christmas rejoicing" cost
pretty penny. And this notwithstanding
The officers were, as is customary on holt
DAYS, very lenient, allowing many a case
which would ordinarily be landed in the
basement of the City Hall to pass over with
an admonition or reprimand.
About the FIRST thing the blue-coats were
called upon TO look up yesterday was
telegram from Alliance, o, stating that a
horse had been stolen from citizen Of that
town, and that the thief was known 70 be
in this city. His name WAS given as John
Barton Armstead, and ne NGS said to be a
resident OF the country along Short Geek.
The day force was furnished with Gescrip-
ton of the man, but he hsd rot been
found M TO midnight.
During the afternoon there wss good
deal of drunkenness about town, but no
arrests were made until TOm Hill! aud
Dennis Gardrer got into fight in the
Second ward. They were locked up by
Officers Watson and Dunlap.
About o'clock an unknown drunken
man lay down to sleep by the side of
the Pewiky track, almost under the sus-
pension bridge, his head being but few
| inches from the rail. Some oil the railroad
men moved him just before freight train
came along.
George Livingston, Charles Cox and
William Holmes engaged in rafting
three. cornered fight on the sidewalk on
Market street, nesr the corner of Elcuenth,
in the evening They were all arrested by
Officer Walton.
John Russell made trouble in Keats
shoe SHOP on the Island, and was arrested
by Officer McNichOl. The same officer
also look in J. II. Wait for violating ar
ordinance.
Officer Dsvlin found Joseph Holmes
raising racket on the South Side, and he
was escorted to headquarters.
O. II. Stevenson took it into his head to
abuse Officer Watson, and was landed in a
cell for his pains.
Charles Haymaker, bad drunk, was
locked up by Officer Devlin.
As the evening wore on, the streets, es-
pecially between Tenth and the creek,
along Market, became lively with drunken
men, but as a rule they did not make nu-
isances of themselves, and were allowed to
celebrate in peace by the officers, although
the latter we're kept constantly on the
alert.
One or two other cases-plain drunks-
were run in along towards midnight, but
after that time things quieted down very
materially, and the force was given rest